Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Origin, Principle, Challenges, and Practices

Recent revelations on the origin of eye specific applications bring out the fascinating history from various civilizations. Use of black kohl eyeliner and the possible science behind it has been explored through contemporary technology.Chemical analysis of the contents of the pyxis recovered from the Roman vessel that was shipwrecked off the coast of Tuscany more than 2000 years ago, showed thepresence of higher amounts of zincwhich might have been used to treat eye infections. Literatures available from ancient civilizations indicate the use of many INTERESTING drug formulations for the eye. This chapter narrates the history for such usage attributing to the development of medications for ocular therapeutics, principles of ocular therapy and challenges in applying ocular pharmacology to therapeutics.